Group Members
The Helten Group in June 2024.
Group Leader
Prof. Dr. Holger Helten
Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 84086
E-Mail: holger.helten@uni-wuerzburg.de
Secretary and Research Coordinator
Mihaela Schneider
Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 84379
E-Mail: mihaela.schneider@uni-wuerzburg.de
Permanent Senior Researcher
PD Dr. habil. Alexandra Friedrich
Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 80765
E-Mail: alexandra.friedrich1@uni-wuerzburg.de
| 06-08/2021 | Habilitation transfer (Venia Legendi / Privatdozentin in Inorganic Chemistry) to University of Würzburg |
| 05/2018 | Nomination as Akademische Oberrätin at Chair I, University of Würzburg | Institute of Inorganic Chemistry |
| 02/2017 | Habilitation (Venia Docendi in Mineralogy), Goethe-University Frankfurt | Faculty of Geosciences / Geography (Mentor: Prof. Dr. Björn Winkler) |
| Topic: "Struktur-Eigenschaftsbeziehungen von Kristallen und Festkörperreaktionen bei hohem Druck" | |
| since 10/2015 | Akademische Rätin at Chair I, University of Würzburg | Institute of Inorganic Chemistry |
| 06-10/2015 | University Assistant (postdoc) with Prof. Dr. Ronald Miletich-Pawliczek, University of Vienna, Austria | Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography |
| 10/2014-03/2015 | Stipend with Prof. Dr. Björn Winkler, Goethe-University Frankfurt | Institute of Geosciences |
| 07/2009-08/2014 | Principal investigator, independent DFG-funded research, Goethe-University Frankfurt | Institute of Geosciences |
| 10-11/2003 | Research stay with Prof. Dr. George A. Lager, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
| 2002-2009 | Postdoctoral research with Prof. Dr. Björn Winkler, Goethe-University Frankfurt | Institute of Geosciences |
| 05/2002-10/2002 | Postdoctoral research with Dr. Bernard Hennion, CEA Saclay, France | Laboratoire Léon Brillouin |
| 02/2002-03/2002 | Postdoctoral research with Prof. Dr. Martin Kunz, ETH Zurich, Switzerland | Laboratory for Crystallography |
| 10/1998-01/2002 | PhD with Prof. Dr. Martin Kunz, ETH Zurich, Switzerland | Laboratory for Crystallography |
| Topic: "Pressure- and temperature behaviour of hydroxides and hydrous minerals: Structure, compressibility and phase transitions" | |
| 10/1993-06/1998 | Studies in Earth Sciences, University of Vienna, Austria (passed with distinction) Diploma thesis with Prof. Dr. Ekkehart Tillmanns |
| Topic: "Strukturaufklärung und weitere kristallchemische Untersuchungen an einem neuen Mineral, Mg(H2O)6[Sb(OH)6]2, von der Lokalität Brandholz, Fichtelgebirge, sowie an isotypen synthetischen Verbindungen des Typs MeII(H2O,NH3)6[Sb(OH)6]2, MeII=Mg, Co, Cu" |
| 2011 | Max-von-Laue award of the German Crystallographic Society (DGK) |
| 2009 | Sponsorship as a junior researcher within the FOCUS program of the Goethe-University Frankfurt |
| 2007, 2008 | Scholarships from the Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard foundation |
| 1996, 1997, 1998 | Scholarships for outstanding achievements in studying |
| 1995, 1996, 1997 | Senate scholarships for special success of studying |
2010-2013 Associate Editor American Mineralogist
| since 2018 | Cash auditor of the German Crystallographic Society (DGK) |
| 2018 – 2021 | Chairman of the Max-von-Laue award committee of the German Crystallographic Society (DGK) |
| 2015 – 2021 | Member of the Max-von-Laue award committee of the German Crystallographic Society (DGK) |
| 2014 – 2017 | Committee member of the "European High Pressure Research Group (EHPRG)" |
| 2009-2010 | Member of the HFIR and SNS review panel for beamtime allocation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA |
| since 2021 | Examiner for „Erste Staatsprüfung für ein Lehramt an öffentlichen Schulen für das Fach anorganische und analytische Chemie in Bayern“ |
| since 2020 | Laser safety officer, University of Würzburg | Institute of Inorganic Chemistry (Chair I) |
| since 2019 | Safety officer, University of Würzburg | Institute of Inorganic Chemistry |
| 2018 | Teaching Certification for Higher Education II (Zertifikat Hochschullehre Bayern: Aufbaustufe) |
| 2016 | Teaching Certification for Higher Education I (Zertifikat Hochschullehre Bayern: Grundstufe) |
| since 2016 | Radiation protection officer, University of Würzburg | Institute of Inorganic Chemistry |
| 2007 – 2015 | Laser safety officer, Goethe-University Frankfurt | Institute of Geosciences (Laboratory of Crystallography) |
| 2006 - 2010 | Organizational tasks within the priority program SPP1236 of the German Research Foundation (DFG) |
Dr. Stephan Wagner
Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 85254
E-Mail: stephan.wagner@uni-wuerzburg.de
PhD Students
Jonas Bachmann
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.001
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 87442
E-Mail: jonas.bachmann@uni-wuerzburg.de
Manuel Buckel
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 83596
E-Mail: manuel.buckel@uni-wuerzburg.de
Johannes Chorbacher
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 85737
E-Mail: johannes.chorbacher@uni-wuerzburg.de
Maximilian Fest
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 82427
E-Mail: maximilian.fest@uni-wuerzburg.de
Daniel Gillung
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 81764
E-Mail: daniel.gillung@uni-wuerzburg.de
Julian Glock
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 86476
E-Mail: julian.glock@uni-wuerzburg.de
Daniel Göbel
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 82345
E-Mail: daniel.goebel1@uni-wuerzburg.de
Julian Günther
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 87867
E-Mail: julian.guenther@uni-wuerzburg.de
Andreas Helbig
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 86713
E-Mail: andreas.helbig@uni-wuerzburg.de
Jonas Klopf
Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 84077
E-Mail: jonas.klopf@uni-wuerzburg.de
Michael Müller
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 82606
E-Mail: michael.mueller@uni-wuerzburg.de
Johannes Schneider
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.001
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 87479
E-Mail: johannes.schneider@uni-wuerzburg.de
Philipp Schneider
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 84352
E-Mail: philipp.schneider@uni-wuerzburg.de
Lukas Swoboda
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 87468
E-Mail: lukas.swoboda@uni-wuerzburg.de
Vivien Zeh
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.001
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 80244
E-Mail: vivien.zeh@uni-wuerzburg.de
Master Students
Sarah Lutz
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
E-Mail: sarah.lutz@uni-wuerzburg.de
Interns
Wilhelm Neumann
Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Laboratory Technicians
Jakob Albert
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 84534
E-Mail: jakob.albert1@uni-wuerzburg.de
Hildegard Holzinger
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 82451
E-Mail: hildegard.holzinger@uni-wuerzburg.de
Trainee
Julian Kirchner
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.001
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Alumni
| Würzburg |
| Marit Kuhstrebe (8 week internship) |
| Magnus Wirthmann (trainee) |
| Dr. Matthias Maier (Ph.D. 2024) |
| Sarah Lutz (8 week internship) |
| Jonas Fehler (8 week internship) |
| Marc Schanne (bachelor's thesis) |
| Lena-Sophie Knoop (8 week internship) |
| Celine Graf (trainee) |
| Anna Hellinger (bachelor's thesis) |
| Danial Abdolhamidi (8 week internship) |
| Raimund Gilbert (master's thesis) |
| Jakob Albert (trainee) |
| Felix Memmel (8 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Kevin Ries (8 week internship) |
| Dr. Thomas Lorenz (Ph.D. 2020, 2 years post-doctoral researcher) |
| Mathilde Dijoux (8 week internship) |
| Lars Kiesewalter (4 week internship) |
| Jonas Hartmann (4 week internship) |
| Marcel Hirsch (4 week internship) |
| Daniel Göbel (8 week internship, master's thesis) |
| Julian Fichtner (8 week internship) |
| Dominik Rappert (8 week internship) |
| Vivien Zeh (8 week internship, master's thesis) |
| Dr. Merian Crumbach (Ph.D. 2021) & Loki |
| Michael Müller (8 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Malte Mildner (8 week internship) |
| Christina Pongratz (3 week internship) |
| Dr. Lars Fritze (Ph.D. 2021) |
| Nils Rehmeier (bachelor's thesis) |
| Philipp Schneider (bachelor's thesis) |
| Alina Heilhoff ( 8 week internship) |
| Sara Endres ( 8 week internship) |
| Tristan Zach ( 8 week internship) |
| Bastian Steinert ( 4 week internship) |
| Dr. Nicolas Riensch (Ph.D. 2021) |
| Thomas Neubert (8 week internship) |
| Bahar Ebrahimghasri (8 week internship) |
| Jannik Buchen (8 week internship, master's thesis) |
| Heiko Lackinger (8 week internship) |
| Ann-Sophie Mack (trainee) |
| Johannes Schneider (master's thesis) |
| Laura Diaz (8 week internship) |
| Maria-Victoria Benicke Rojas (8 week internship) |
| Manuel Buckel (12 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Simon Soldner (8 week internship) |
| Lena Glaser (8 week internship) |
| Johannes Chorbacher (bachelor's & master's thesis, 8 week internship) |
| Nadine Munker (8 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Julian Günther (8 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Julian Glock (8 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Dr. Abhishek Koner (2 years Post-Doc) |
| Florian Seebauer (8 week internship) |
| Simon Wander (6 week internship) |
| Maximilian Fest (8 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Lukas Swoboda (8 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Jonas Bachmann (8 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Aachen |
| Thomas Lorenz (diploma thesis) |
| Dr. Ozan Ayhan (Ph.D. 2018) |
| Sven Moos (bachelor's thesis) |
| Nicolas de la Vega Guerra (bachelor's thesis) |
| Dr. Artur Lik (Ph.D. 2018) |
| Marina Chuchmareva |
| Laura Bloch (bachelor's thesis) |
| Felix Garg (bachelor's thesis) |
| Sangeth Jenthra |
| Clemens Glasmacher (bachelor's & master's thesis) |
| Niklas Möller (bachelor's thesis) |
| Felix Krauskopf |
| Sebastian Gisbertz |
| Daniel Warzecha |
| Sebastian Wollnitz |
| Sophia Knecht |
| Lars Müller (master's thesis) |
| Rudi Eswein (master's thesis) |
| Thomas Diehl |
| Niklas Westhues |
| Sebastian Lehmann |
| Fabian Thomas (bachelor's thesis) |
| Andreas Thiel |
| Maximilian Bremerich |
| Fabian Obstals (bachelor's thesis) |
| Jakob Bilger |
Group Photos
